An Open Letter to the Suicide Victims in Our Community

  Matthew and Anthony, I’m mad. Fist punching the wall mad.  You should be here – but you are gone.  It wasn’t supposed to be this way.  Why? Why?  Why? What tormented you so deeply you decided life wasn’t worth living? How did you get to the point that this …

The Harvest is Plentiful

“Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:35 If you had told me two or three years ago I would see the things I saw tonight, I would have …

This is Your Life

In my quest to write something every day of my life, I stumbled on this little gem, 365 Days of Writing Prompts.  January 11th’s question was this: If you could read a book containing all that has happened and will ever happen in your life, would you? If you choose to read …

Influence

You never know who is watching you. OK, that sounds more creepy than I intended.  What I mean to say is that our influence spreads for good or for bad. And, just like the wind, we have no control over it. There have been many people in my life that …

Am I Wilted?

I came across this poor plant this morning.  His leaves were all wilted and if he didn’t get some water soon – death was inevitable.  The irony of the situation struck me when I saw the watering can – full of water, beside this plant. All that provided life and …

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